Prognostic value of corrected QT-interval prolongation in patients with unstable angina pectoris

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-205

  Gadaleta, Francisco L ^a   Llois, Susana C ^b   Lapuente, Alberto R ^b   Batchvarov, Velislav N ^b   Kaski, Juan C ^b  

^a Hospital Eva Peron   (Argentina)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ST SEGMENT; T WAVE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0037968966     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00539-3     Document Type: Article

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